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FEDERAL CERTIFICATION REVIEW
Every four years the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) conduct a Federal Certification Review of the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The main purpose of the review is to certify that the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization is satisfactorily meeting the planning requirements as defined in Federal laws and regulations. This process also provides FHWA and FTA the opportunity to add value to the Florida-Alabama TPO’s planning process through the sharing of best practices, techniques, and/or technology.
A certification review generally consists of four primary activities:
- a “desk audit” which is a review of the TMA’s main planning process documents (LRTP, TIP, UPWP);
- a “site visit” with staffs from the TMA’s various transportation planning partners (TPO, FDOT, local/regional transit service provider(s), and other participating state/local agencies) and this includes opportunities for local elected officials and the general public to provide comments on the planning process;
- the preparation of a “FHWA/FTA TMA Certification Review Report” that documents the certification review’s findings; and
- a formal FHWA Florida Division presentation of the review findings at a future TPO meeting.
The review process was conducted July 19, 2022, with a site visit from Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration officials.
The agenda for this meeting can be found here
PUBLIC INPUT
Part of the review includes an opportunity for public input on how the FL-AL TPO carries out the transportation planning process. The public comment period was open July 19 - August 20, 2022. These public comments were submitted to Federal Highway Administration officials once the comment period closed.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW CONCLUSION
FL-AL Certification Review Report (December 30, 2022)
FL-AL Certification Report Joint Letter (December 30, 2022)
2018 Federal Certification Report – Final
For more information please contact Jill Nobles at 850-332-7976, ext. 212.
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